Secret War in Arabia by Shaun Clarke - 9780008154882

Name: Secret War in Arabia by Shaun Clarke - 9780008154882
Brand: HarperCollins

HarperCollins

Secret War in ArabiaAuthor(s): Shaun Clarke\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom\nImprint: HarperCollins\nISBN-13: 9780008154882, 978-0008154882\nSynopsis\nUltimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But will the SAS succeed in freeing Oman from the deadly grip of fanatical guerrillas?\n\nIn the arid deserts and mountains of Arabia a secret war is being fought.\n\nWhile Communist-backed Adoo guerrillas have been waging a campaign of terror against Oman, British Army Training Teams have been winning hearts and minds with medical aid and educational programmes. Now the time has come to rid the country of the guerrillas, not only to free Oman, but also to guarantee the safe passage of Arabian oil to the West.\n\nOnly one group of men is capable of doing this job, and on the night of October 1, 1971, two squadrons of SAS troopers, backed by the Sultans Armed Forces and fierce, unpredictable Firqat Arab fighters, start to clear the fanatical Adoo from the sun-sc.